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Wesley Merritt (June 16, 1836 – December 3, 1910) was an American major general who served in the cavalry of the United States Army during the American Civil War, American Indian Wars, and Spanish–American War. Following the latter war, he became the first American Military Governor of the Philippines.
George Wesley Merritt (* 16. Juni 1834 in New York City; † 3. Dezember 1910 in Natural Bridge, Virginia) war ein US-amerikanischer Soldat und General während des Sezessionskrieges und des Spanisch-Amerikanischen Krieges . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Ausbildung zum Kavallerieoffizier. 2 Sezessionskrieg. 3 Aufstieg zum Generalmajor.
Learn about Wesley Merritt, a Union cavalry officer and first military governor of the Philippines, who fought in the Civil War and the Spanish-American War. Read his biography, achievements, and related resources on the American Battlefield Trust website.
Learn about General Wesley Merritt, a highly competent cavalry officer who commanded the 1st Cavalry Division of Sheridan’s Army of the Shenandoah. See his portrait and the names of his staff members in this 1864 photograph by Mathew Brady.
Wesley Merritt. United States Army officer. Learn about this topic in these articles: role in the Battle of Manila Bay. In Battle of Manila Bay: The return of Aguinaldo and the capture of Manila. Wesley Merritt, who was given command of the ground operation, initially requested a force of about 14,000 men but later increased this to 20,000.
General Wesley Merritt ’s Brigade of cavalry was pressing the extreme Confederate right flank consisting of men from the 1st South Carolina Cavalry and later by a growing number of Georgia regiments from Gen. George "Tige" Anderson’s Brigade, supported by a few cannons.
Official Register of the Officers and Cadets of the U.S. Military Academy, 1882-1887. U410H1A1. Incls Merritt's tenure as superintendent. U.S. War Dept. Sec War Reports, 1860-1900. Wash, DC: GPO. UA24's. Cover Merritt's entire career, incl his reports for Depts of Missouri, Dakota and the East, and reports as Supt of US Mil Academy.
